Tag Archives: Management Theory

Your not agile if you are just parroting!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas The one is for my friend RC, who has gone through life helping more people than anyone can count! “Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.” – H. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile in the Enterprise, Agile Thinking | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Thinking, Agility, Business Agility, Business Management, C Level, CEO, Employee Satisfaction, Innovation, Keeping Agile, Management Theory, Organization Structure | 7 Comments

Promote Ideas Not People!

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Brian Lucas

This one is for all the entrepreneurs who have the sense and the courage to reinvent the enterprise and build a better future for everyone without exploiting the workforce in amassing undeserved wealth. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Agile for Software Development, Agile in the Enterprise, Agile Thinking | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Thinking, Business Agility, Business Management, CEO, Employee Satisfaction, Innovation, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Organization Structure | 1 Comment

Agile CEOs Cannot Ignore Toxic Managers

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas Dedicated to someone lost long ago, taken by the angels all too soon, because she was one of them! “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise, Agile Thinking | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Thinking, Bullying, Business Agility, Business Management, CEO, Employee Satisfaction, Management, Management Theory, Organization, Toxic Bosses | 13 Comments

True Agile Managers make one feel good

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas This one is for JPD! “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Those of us in business … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Thinking, Agility, Business Agility, Business Management, C Level, CEO, Employee Satisfaction, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Organization, Organization Structure | 30 Comments

Sailing in an Agile Ship with Vision and Knowledge to Guide You

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas Dedicated to Joseph P. Wisdo (1951-2013) Colleague, Friend and Humanitarian “Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Thinking, Business Agility, Business Management, CEO, CIO, Employee Satisfaction, Information, Innovation, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Organization, Technology | 74 Comments

An Agile Memorial

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas Dedicated to Ed – Friend, Familyman and Hero “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Too often today we fail even if we have the talent, because we think conditions are not perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners | Tagged Agile, Agile Methods, Agile Thinking, Business Agility, Cigar, Innovation, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Marine | 27 Comments

A Natural Agilist Returns to His Roots

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas George Santos is the epitome of the rising tide of executives leaving the large corporate world. They are striking out on their own to become the foundation of a new emergent business economy. They represent a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile for Beginners, Agile in the Enterprise, Interview with a Natural Agilist | Tagged Agile, Agile Thinking, Business Agility, Business Managment, Employee Satisfaction, Keeping Agile, Lehigh Valley, Management, Management 3.0, Management Theory, Organization | 46 Comments

The Era of Agile Management Has Finally Arrived

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” -John D. Rockefeller[1] “Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile management, Agile Thinking, Business Agility, Business Management, C Level, Human Capital, Innovation, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Organization, Organization Structure | 120 Comments

Mission Impossible Really was Agile

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas This one is for you Fran! “Good morning Mr. Briggs/Phelps[1], the situation in…Your mission should you decide to accept it is to…” This is a second perspective on Mission Impossible (MI), one of my all-time favorite TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Business Agility, Business Management, Keeping Agile, Management Theory, Mission Impossible, Organization, Organization Structure | 61 Comments

The Night of the Deadly Micromanager

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “Artie, I think we managed to get ourselves in a little trouble!” –James West speaking tongue-in-cheek to Artemus Gordon when confronted by arch-villain Miguelito Loveless, a brilliant, but megalomaniacal little person. In our rushed working environment today, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Business Agility, Business Management, Keeping Agile, Management Theory, Organization, Organization Structure, Wild Wild West | 163 Comments

A Natural Agilist Makes Mangia a Marvelous Experience!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas John Vernotica is a natural agilist who makes setting up a 900 person event as simple as the word “mangia”. In a little over a year, he has grown the mangia events that he hosts from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Interview with a Natural Agilist | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Business Agility, Business Management, Interview, Keeping Agile, Management Theory, Social Networking | 68 Comments

Is Agile Really Mission Impossible?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “Your mission should you decide to accept it…” voice of Robert Cleveland “Bob” Johnson. Acted to the theme music of Lalo Schifrin, is Agile really mission impossible? You are in a tense situation. Profits are down or non-existent. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Agile for Software Development, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Business Agility, Business Management, Keeping Agile, Management Theory, Mission Impossible, Organization, Organization Structure, scrum, Software Development | 42 Comments

My Agile Bookshelf

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas To all my loyal readers and hopefully many more new ones; you have asked many times for agile book recommendations. Well here they are! I usually purchase ecopies of books like this since they are easier to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile for Beginners, Agile for Software Development, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Business Agility, Business Management, Keeping Agile, Management 3.0, Management Theory, Microsoft TFS, Organization, scrum, Software Development | 16 Comments

Life in the C – Lane will surely make you lose your mind

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind. Life in the fast lane, everything all the time.” – the Eagles Just like the title of the Eagles classic tune, “Life in the fast lane”, life … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Business Agility, Business Management, C Level, CEO, Employee Satisfaction, Finance, Human Capital, Keeping Agile, Management, Management Theory, Organization, Organization Structure | 98 Comments

The Imperative of having an Agile Organization Structure

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas This one is dedicated to Bill Gore and all those who came after him like Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner. “Change before you have to”. –Jack Welch The stress that all organizations are under today is unprecedented. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile and Strategic Planning, Agile Arguments, Agile in the Enterprise, Agile Thinking | Tagged Agile, Agile Adoption, Alvin Toffler, Business Agility, Business Management, C Level, CEO, Keeping Agile, Management, Management 3.0, Management Theory, Organization, Organization Structure, scrum | 109 Comments